D3 Needs Capes!

[5zigen]

Re: D3 Needs Capes!

The problem with capes is that when you wear them every character suddenly looks similar. You can't do as much with cloaks and capes as you can with armour. We already have enough inventory slots for them to easily keep balance. So i think its unecessary and would take away from the pretty armour pictures they'll draw (also, they could run through some clipping issues where you have gigantic armour under a cape - does the armour poke through? do you just not see the armour at all (closed cloaks)? Do you bother putting a huge effort into redesigning things so capes sit over armour nicely?

Aside from the technical constraints, this is my other major complaint.

Well put.

 

[s4nder]

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In addition to what has been said, capes make characters look unprofessional in my opinion. Wouldn't they get in the way in combat and be a general hassle? I have no idea how popular capes were in real history but I prefer to hide them in games.

 

[ThomasJ]

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Capes would work but not really a must have.

 

[FreshMeat]

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I dont think anyone in their right mind would do hand to hand combat with cape on.

unless they were a 14 year old, emotionally disturbed, live action role player in a mall.

I dont forsee this person taking down Satan and his minions.

 

[satheron]

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That is a very good point that Natalya wore one,though I gotta agree that there are a lot of graphical hurdles to get over. That could be way blizz pulled the idea in d2.

I hate to say these venomous words, but just do it like wow make it so you can turn em off. If you really dislike the look.

 

[Nimbostratus]

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Why not just have capes attached to a couple of the shoulder items?

 

[paperkut]

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Capes would work but not really a must have.

Completely agree.

And i think that as long as they didn't have any sort of magical properties or added defense then we wouldn't have the problem of everyone wearing one. They'd just be there to help make your character more unique.

If they do include capes my first character is definitely going to be a barb spartan from 300. Then I will actually have a use for my memorization of every line in the move.....sad i know

 

[Drakk]

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Why not just have capes attached to a couple of the shoulder items?

I like this idea, it would be cool if a couple of the best shoulder items have a cape hanging off of them.

Cool or not, id much rather have blizz continue finishing the core of the game than worrying about extras like capes :thumbup:

 

[Sepharia]

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I was kinda hoping for hooded cloaks and things of that nature as well... But if they don't make it into the game, I'll probably be too busy blowing things up to even notice anyway.

 

[Funkopotamus]

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I dont think anyone in their right mind would do hand to hand combat with cape on.

unless they were a 14 year old, emotionally disturbed, live action role player in a mall.

I dont forsee this person taking down Satan and his minions.

Tell that to Superman.

Oh wait, he was beating up angels.

Tell that to Black Panther. He stabbed Satan.

 

[hubb]

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I was kinda hoping for hooded cloaks and things of that nature as well... But if they don't make it into the game, I'll probably be too busy blowing things up to even notice anyway.

;D

I can see why capes as an item for every character is super lame, but I think the wizard could benefit from one... maybe as class-specific armour. So you'd have less defense but a higher chance of +life or +skills or whatever on them.

 

[Smips]

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I think capes would be good...for the extra item slot. They'd look lame, but I'm not one to pass us an opportunity for an extra +1 skills

 

[KnS]

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I would support the idea of capes in D3 if Blizz promised not to take any inspiration from WoW ...
they need to make them rare, but not extremely rare :whistling:
Sort of like annis is D2.....

 

[Xandor]

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I don't think Barb and WD would look ok with a cape. The barb would be look like the Village People and the WD would look like a crap Halloween custom.

 

[FreshMeat]

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Yeah, barb has to grow a handle-bar and maybe get a police hat as an accessory.


As as confirmed sorts of looks:

at least we get a lounge singer, end of carreer Elvis, bare chested, chest harnessed Wizard dood to look at.

A cloak might obscure the gleaming profile of his shaven abs. (shiver)

 

[Ishtor]

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cape equal bad..... it think as i said before a title in your name oror like somebody else mention in arua that does nothing but look pretty.